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Jacob Logan. Two other Scotsmen, J. Jerner (Gerner)
and Jören (George) Logan, represented her at the trial,
which took place on the 4th of May 1621. The witnesses
agreed that Forath, who had been the guest of Hans
Clerck, the Admiral, at dinner, commenced a quarrel
with Jacob Logan, who had also at a late hour come
to the house of his host. He provoked him by ironically
asking him if he would give him back the money he
had lent him, now that he had taken service as Ensign or
Lieutenant, or if he was too proud for it now? Logan
answered that he had nothing to do with the Captain,
and with that they left the Admiral’s house and went
to Gerdt Specht’s house, where they freely partook of
beer, till they were both somewhat the worse for drink.
Beer after a dinner in an Admiral’s house is said to have
this effect. In short, the quarrel waxed hotter until
Forath hurled his tin u stoop ” at Logan, “ so that it
bent,”1 and caused an ugly wound from which the blood
freely flowed. Anger now gave way to fury. Logan
closed with his enemy, and having thrown him on the
bench, knelt on him and threatened him with a knife.
The row became general. Clerck tried to separate the
combatants, and Myr snatched a sword from one of the
Admiral’s servants, and in the drunken heat he ran Logan
through the body. The latter fell prostrate. When his
widow came upon the scene he was already dead. The
consternation of Forath and Myr, now suddenly sobered,
was great. “Two cannot die for the murder, ” said the
former to his lamenting friend. “If one must die I shall
take the matter upon me, being the first who laid hand
on him.” Both culprits were condemned to death.
Forath, however, was immediately pardoned by the king,
and sentenced “ ad poenam arbitrarium,” whilst poor
1 u Så that 8toopet bågnade.’9
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